ROLLING HILLS STATES, California. A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a battered SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday.
The man, who lives near the Rolling Hills Estates site, overheard the crash and drove toward the SUV, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Johann Schloegl wrote in an affidavit.
The man told MPs Woods would not answer his questions.
The first deputy of the place, Carlos González, has said that Woods was able to talk to him and answer basic questions. Woods later told MPs he did not know how the collision occurred and did not remember driving.
Law enforcement has not previously revealed that Woods had been unconscious after the crash.
The information appeared in a probable cause statement requesting approval of a search warrant for the Genesis SUV data logger, known as the black box. Schloegl requested data from 22 and 23 February. The accident occurred around 7 a.m. on Feb. 23.
“I think the data will explain how / why the collision occurred,” Schloegl wrote.
The sheriff’s representatives did not want to say what was discovered on the recorder.
The 2021 GV80 driven by Woods veered off a Los Angeles County highway and crashed into a downhill stretch known for accidents. The accident injured Woods’ right leg and required surgery.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Woods was driving alone in good weather, there was no evidence of deterioration and the accident was “purely an accident”.
Schloegl previously told USA Today that he did not request a search warrant for Woods’ blood samples, which could be examined for drugs and alcohol. In 2017, Woods enrolled in a clinic for help treating prescription drugs after a DUI charge in Florida.
The long surgery after the accident consisted of stabilizing the broken bones of the tibia and fibula in his right leg. A combination of screws and pins was used for ankle and foot injuries.
It was the tenth surgery of his career and came two months after a fifth back surgery. In all of this, Woods has never spent an entire year without playing, dating back to his first PGA Tour event when he was 16 in high school.